Gun-mount.



No. 802,123.y PATENTED 00T. 17. 1905.

M. G. TAYLOR. GUN MOUNT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 6, 1904.

PATENT Clarion.

im nino STATES f MICnAEL C. TAYLOR, oF sAN FRANCISCO, CALIFolnuA.1

i GUN-Mount.

*Na soafnzs.

e Unite'tl1 States, residing in the city. and county of San Franciscoand State of California, have invented new and useful Ilmprovements inGun-Mounts, of which the fol-.-

lowing is a specification.

y y"invention relates to a ripg apparatus.

it' `consists ifnabombinzgion of mechanism whereby a battery of guns ismounted, manipulated, and fired in unison and in detailsoflconstruction, which will be more fully explained by reference to theaccompanying drawings, in which-' Figure 1 is a-perspective view of myappagun-mount and ratus. Fig. 2is a longitudinal vertical section ofsame.

I The apparatus may be carried upon a stationary mount, or, as shown inthe present case, it may be mounted'upon a movable carriage, as A.

^ 2 is a shield suliciently open at the rear and convergent at the frontvso as to present inclin'ed surfaces for the impact of hostileprojectiles. vThis shield is made of a length sufficient to accommodateas many guns 3.as it may be desired to mount therein. Y

4 represents a Hoor which is mounted within the open rear portion of theshield and serves asa support for the guns 3. As shown in Fig. 1, theiioor has permanently formed on it or fixed to it suitable parallellribs 4', and

, between these ribs the rear ends of the guns are fitted, whereby theparallelism of the guns is maintained. `The guns are so constructed thatthe rear portionmay be vfixed to this floor so that the guns will allhavetheir axes parallel and at such a distance apart that the size ofthegu'n or otherrequirements will dictate.

The muzzles of the guns passout through openings or ports 4 in the frontof the shield,

and these openings are preferably made be.

low the apex or front edge of the shield, so as to be lit-tleexposed toprojectiles from the front. n n,

The mechanism for firing the guns consists l of hammers, as at 5, andthese may be actuerly trained' and realy to lire it is only nec-v atedby cams 6, mounted upon a shaft 7, journalfl transversely with relationto the guns arri having gears, as at 8, and acrank or equivalent meansfor turning said gears, as shown at 9, so that when the guns are prop-Specication of Letters Patent.

Applicationled September 6. 1904.

'Patented oct. 17, 1905.

serial No. 223,405.

To all I l V ess'ary to turn the crank, when all. the guns Beit k'nqhthat MICHAEL C. TAYLOR. a citizen of yt within or protected by theshield. The shield O itself is journaled upon or'in line with the shaftor axis 7, so that whatever changes may be made in the position oftheshield the gears Will remain in mesh and the 'firing mechanism willalways be inthe proper position whether the shield and guns be elevatedor depressed.

10 is a frame of any suitable description, here shown in the form of aheavy yoke with upturned ends,in which the shaft 7 and shieldbearingsare journaled and turnablet 11 is a segment fixed to the lower part ofthe'shield. and 12 is a worm-gear the shaft of which is journaled sothat the gear Aengages with thev segment, and by means of a hand.

wheel or otherconvenient mechanism, as at 13, the worm may be turned andthe segment advanced to either raise or depress the front of the shieldand with itvthe guns which are mounted therein.-

The yoke or frame 10has fixed to it a segment-gear 14, this segmentstanding vertically and extending down through another framel 15, withrelation to whichI it is movable.

vThe' center or bearing 16, about which the l.frame 10 is turnable, isthe horizontal axis of the segment 14, and by 'means of a worm or'pinion engaging the segment 14 and actuated by a crank or equivalentmeans, as at 18,v

tilted to any desired angle. Thus ifthe machine is standing upon a leveland it is designed Vto sweep a hillside or inclined surface the shieldand gunsmay be tilted` until they are Asubstantially parallel withthe-hillside, or if the machine stands upon inclined ground-and theground to be swept by the guns is comparatively level or of a dierentinclination the shield and guns may be tilted in conformity with thesurface. I

The frame 15 has a vertical axis central with i the frame 10, and withit the guns, may be a gear 19, which gear is mounted upon the IO'Ocarriage A, and by meansof a worm 20, ac tuated by a hand-wheel orequivalent device 21, the frame 15, and with it the frame 10,. theshield, and the gun, may be turned around the vvertical axis, so as toswing the'guns to vany 105 desired horizontal radius of operation.

' Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is- V 1. A gun-mount comprising a shield convergentat the front, open at the rear, a floor within said shield, a pluralityof guns mounted parallel with each other within the shield having theirmuzzles projecting through ports in the lower part of said shield, asupport in which the shield is journaled, mechanism by which the shieldisturnable aboutitsjournals to elevate or depress the guns, and meansfor maintaining the parallelism of the guns said means comprising ribspermanent with the iioor and between Ywhich the rear ends 0f the gunsare fitted.

2. In a gun-mount, a forwardly-convergent shield open at the rear, afloor Within said shield, a frame or yoke in which said shield isjournaled, mechanism by which it is tiltable in a vertical plane, aplurality of guns mounted parallel with each other and movable inunisonwith the shield, said ioorhaving permanent parallel ribs between whichthe rear ends of the guns are fitted, ports through the lower partofthev shield through which the muzzles of the guns project.

3. In a gun-mount, a shield convergent to the front, open at the rear, ayoke or frame having upturned ends in which the ends of the shield arejournaled, a iioor Within the Shield having parallel ribs between whichthe rearends of the guns are fitted whereby the parallelism of the gunsis maintained, mechanism by which the shield may be tilted in a verticalplane, and mechanism by which the yoke and shield may be tilted in v avertical plane transverse to the first-named plane. Y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

MICHAEL C. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

HENRY P. TRICOU, S. H. NOURSE.-

